Basra
Built by Utbah Ben Ghazouan (14h.- 635 A.D.) during the reign of
the Third Khalif Omar Ben Al-Khattab to host the Arab Islamic army. The
name means (the white stone) because the land it was built on was stony.
Flourished and became a cultural & commercial center. The Basra Mosque
is the first mosque built in Iraq. It is the main Iraqi port leading to
the Arabian Gulf. It extends on a surface of 20.496 km2.
Its climate is hot in summer, cold in winter, with sand
storms.